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Honey bee forage in Gruver, Texas
Estimated forage here is better than about 61% of sites in Texas. Against other Texas sites it stands out most in summer (91st percentile) and lowest in spring (43rd). Biggest nearby bee crops: corn (nearest 0.8 mi SW, grown 2 of the last 5 years); cotton (nearest 0.3 mi SW, grown 2 of the last 5 years); sorghum (nearest 0.3 mi SW, grown 2 of the last 5 years).
When is the honey flow in Gruver?
- First forage: Feb 16 (dandelion, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard))
- Main flow: Mar 16 to Jul 15, peaking early Apr (roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion)
- Fall flow: Aug 1 to Aug 31 (cotton, fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard))
- Season ends: Oct 31
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Gruver, from what grows within flight range (about 3.7 miles) and when it blooms here. Dates are the model's estimate for a typical year; the spring index for this spot falls on Apr 9.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, native wildflowers; extra light amber, likely to set over some months
- Summer honey (July and August): cotton, roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), dandelion; extra light amber, likely to set within weeks to a few months
- Fall honey (September to November): fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), cotton, garden flowers; light amber, likely to set within weeks to a few months
- Whole season (March to November): roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), clovers: white, alsike and red, dandelion, cotton; extra light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
Nectar-source estimate (plants weighted by how much bees favor them), not a pollen analysis. Full honey estimate.
Bee crops within flight range
- Corn: about 890 acres in a typical year, nearest 1.2 mi SE, blooms early Jun – early Jul (grown 5 of the last 5 years)
- Cotton: about 185 acres in a typical year, nearest 0.7 mi N, blooms late Jul – early Sep (grown 2 of the last 5 years)
From USDA's crop maps for 2021–2025; fields rotate, so a crop counts by how often it was grown. Listing a field says nothing about its owner.
The land and water around Gruver
Mostly: Western Great Plains Shortgrass Prairie; Winter Wheat; Corn.
Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0.2 mi SW; creek, wetland or wet meadow 0.2 mi SW.
Things to watch
- Bee crops nearby that are often sprayed. Cotton: insecticides used on about 39% of surveyed US acres (2025). Figures are from USDA's Agricultural Chemical Use Survey, matched by crop type from the crop map. The survey counts any insecticide use in the crop year (not seed treatments) and doesn't say when; ask nearby growers about spray timing.
How Gruver ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 57th | 69th | 60th | 62nd |
| Texas | 61st | 43rd | 91st | 78th |
| High Plains | 78th | 93rd | 38th | 54th |
Percentiles among 3,000 random land points in each region, scored the same way: land in general, not beekeepers' apiaries.
About 38% of the land here is scored with national averages for its vegetation type rather than measured plant cover, so the wild-plant part of this estimate is rougher than the crop part.
The national forage map around Gruver: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Spearman 13 mi · Morse 14 mi · Waka 20 mi · Farnsworth 25 mi · Texhoma 27 mi · Sunray 29 mi
An estimate from public maps (USDA crop maps 2021–2025 averaged, LANDFIRE vegetation), not a survey of the ground. Maps can't see garden plantings, understory density, other beekeepers' hives, or this year's weather. The point is the Census Bureau's published center of Gruver (36.2605, -101.4071); a yard a mile or two away can differ, so check your own spot. The FEMA flood map was not checked for this page. Benchmark 2026.5, built 2026-10-19. How this works · All sources.